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    Arch: find package for specific command

    July 7, 2018 less than 1 minute read

    The problem is: How do you find the package for a given command? Two solutions are presented.

    1. Use the program pkgfile.
    2. Use pacman.
      1. Update database: $ sudo pacman -Fy
      2. Searching: $ pacman -Fs $cmd

    Source: stackexchange.com

    Tags: command, find, package, pacman, pkgfile

    Categories: arch, it basics, linux

    Updated: July 7, 2018

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